The loss of Tony's leg resulted in him needing to use a motorised wheelchair to get about, meaning he was unable to live in the private rented property he was in before his lengthy stint at Derriford Hospital.

At the time, a council spokesperson said they had been "working our hardest to find a suitable long term solution for his situation since we were first made aware of his case at the beginning of July".

He said: "I was staying at the Premier Inn at Sutton Road and got on great with everybody. About a week and a bit ago one of the staff helped me into my room and I said, 'Come in, sit down, take the weight off your boots' and I got told to leave. They accused me of being offensive to her. What's offensive about asking someone to sit and talk to you?"

Tony Duffy has been sleeping on the 10th floor of a Plymouth car park for the past week and a half (Image: Jon Bishop)

Tony, who also has COPD as well as an irregular heartbeat, said that in recent months he has gone from a Travelodge, to a Premier Inn, to the Crescent Guest House, then Jury's Inn and finally the Premier Inn in Sutton Road.

At a loss as to where to go, Tony - a former fruit and veg worker - said he trundled his wheelchair to the multi-storey car park behind the Theatre Royal.

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He said: "I'm now sleeping on one of the upper floors of the car park. I told the security I'd been made homeless when I went there and they said it was no problem, go on up. I've got me all-in-one coat, a blanket in the back of the chair, a little pillow which I rest against the wall. It's quieter at the top and no-one goes up there."

London-born Tony, who also used to DJ at weddings and birthdays with his large record collection, said that when he was ordered to leave the hotel by security staff he was not allowed to take any belongings except for a handful of items. He claims he was refused re-entry to get medicine to treat his diabetes.

Tony recovering after having his leg below his knee removed (Image: Tony Duffy)

He said: "It meant I went two days without my Insulin. I could have fallen into a coma and died.

"I went to the council's One-Stop shop and while the staff at the counter were okay, the management wouldn't help me.

"I'm getting so cheesed off with it. These last few days it's been getting cold and wet. I leave the car park at 6am and go over to the McDonald's in town to have a cup of tea and charge my wheelchair. Sometimes I can stay there till very late to keep warm. I'm just hanging about.

"The council know I'm living on the street.

"I feel like chucking myself off a bridge sometimes. I feel depressed. I'm on beta-blockers, high blood pressure tablets. I'm out in the cold. Everything is costing me so much. I have to buy hot food because I can't cook it.

Tony Duffy said he has felt "like chucking myself off a bridge sometimes" (Image: Jon Bishop)

"I was offered a place in North Prospect but it was two floors up! They tell me they're doing the best they can, but I'm sleeping in a car park. I want to know if anybody else can help me."

Mr Duffy told Plymouth Live he had now been handed a letter from council staff saying he was no longer allowed attend the One Stop shop without an appointment after repeatedly demanding to see the same member of staff.

A spokesperson for Premier Inn said: "The City Council cancelled the guest's booking following complaints about inappropriate behaviour, which we do not tolerate.

"Mr Duffy was given the opportunity to go into his room to pick up essential belongings.

"The council subsequently cleared the room in its entirety the same day.

"A third party individual subsequently arrived in the evening asking for access to the room – by that point everything had already been removed."

A Plymouth City Council spokesman said: “Following a number of complaints from different accommodation providers about inappropriate behaviour, we have discharged our legal duty to provide interim accommodation to Mr Duffy. We will continue to provide advice and assistance to him to support him in finding permanent accommodation.”

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